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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Helen McEntee

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Meath East
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Education and Youth (2025-05-02 → 2025-11-18)
Office
Minister for Education (2025-01-23 → 2025-05-01)
Office
Minister for Defence (2025-11-18 → current)
Office
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (2025-11-18 → current)

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2026-01-19

Lobbying return by Transgender Equality Network Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Raise awareness on gaps in legislation

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Transgender Equality Network Ireland" has no legal form. "TRANSGENDER EQUALITY NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 481106) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-19

Lobbying return by Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

Agriculture
Intended results

Advocate for robust protections for Irish and EU farmers against undercutting by Mercosur imports. Call for proper parliamentary scrutiny, transparency, and accountability in EU trade negotiations, and for the government to take decisive action to prevent negative impacts on…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH CATTLE AND SHEEP FARMERS' ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 270594) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-19

Lobbying return by Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

Agriculture
Intended results

Promote the ICSA Life Focus initiative, which provides peer to peer support and discussion on farmer mental health, rural isolation, family and farm succession issues, and related life challenges, calling for greater policy focus on wellbeing supports in agriculture.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH CATTLE AND SHEEP FARMERS' ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 270594) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-19

Lobbying return by Irish League of Credit Unions

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To highlight credit union issues, to launch a new Cultivate threshold for loans, to highlight credit union progress, the impact of the ILCU foundation and opportunities for further growth.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Trade
Intended results

To raise awareness of the importance of the WTO in furthering a stable trade environment for businesses and to ensure Ireland remains an active advocate for stable, rules‑based international trade.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Defence
Intended results

To raise awareness of the need for adequate defence infrastructure - including cybersecurity - to protect critical infrastructure and to ensure smooth operation of daily business operations.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To highlight the value of reintegration of the United Kingdom into the EU Internal Energy Market to enhance stability and affordability for businesses engaged in UK‑EU trade.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

EU Affairs
Intended results

To raise the priorities of the Chamber Network regarding Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU, including prioritising EU-UK ETS linking and regulatory alignment.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-17

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To raise the priorities of the Chamber Network regarding Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU, including prioritising EU-UK ETS linking and regulatory alignment.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by Irish Road Haulage Association

Transport
Intended results

Post Budget discussion with Micheál Martin. Meeting to discuss abnormal wide loads & issues associated. Congratulations letter. Congratulations letter. Congratulations letter. Engaging with the EU commission to oppose the introduction of mandatory ZEV purchasing quotas. Meeting…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Road Haulage Association" equals CRO name "IRISH ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION" (CRO 43035) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-15

Lobbying return by Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Seeking support for the activities of trade unions in Myanmar, the creation of an independent monitoring and reporting mechanism for accountability and respect for the principle of non-refoulement concerning trade unionists and human rights defenders fleeing persecution in…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-14

Lobbying return by BoyleSports

Taxation
Intended results

To request the opportunity to discuss our 2026 Pre-Budget Submission with public officials ahead of the finalisation of Budget 2026. Our main intended result would be to maintain the betting tax at its current level now and beyond.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "BoyleSports" has no legal form. "BOYLESPORTS LIMITED" (CRO 194670) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.